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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 (PDF - 609 KB) and Volume 2 (PDF - 1.3 MB) of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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Interagency Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Pain (PDF - 1.8 MB)

Offers clinical recommendations for primary care clinicians for prescribing opioids in all pain phases, for perioperative pain, for chronic noncancer pain, and for special populations. Covers reducing or discontinuing chronic opioid analgesic therapy, and recognition and treatment of opioid use disorder.
Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Washington State Agency Medical Directors’ Group
Year

MAT Training Materials and Resources

Locates MAT webinars, workshops, publications, and research, as well as buprenorphine and opioid prescribing courses for physicians.
Format
Web-Based Course
In-Person Training
Webinar/Video
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year

Opportunities To Address Overdose in Treatment (PDF - 98.5 KB)

Offers tips on how substance use disorder treatment providers can incorporate information related to overdose into different parts of the treatment process, including wait lists, screening/assessment, counseling, induction/orientation, positive drug screens, and discharge.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
Institute for Research, Education, and Training in Addictions (IRETA)
Year

Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2)

The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ) is a self-administered version of the PRIME-MD tool for common mental health disorders administered by health care professionals. The PHQ-2 inquires about the frequency of depressed mood, with a score ranging from 0 to 6.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Source
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

The ASAM National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use

Provides an overview of the key points of the National Practice Guideline, detailed recommendations for OUD diagnosis, and information on treatment settings and opioid withdrawal. Describes MAT options and considerations for treating special populations. Links to additional resources, such as a pocket guide and a slide deck.

Format
Guide
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
American Society of Addiction Medicine
Year

The Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5) (PDF - 662 KB)

Offers a 5-item screen that was designed for use in primary care and other medical settings and is currently used to screen for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans using VA healthcare. Includes an introductory sentence to cue respondents to traumatic events but does not include a list of potentially traumatic events.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Source
Prins A, et al.
Year
Resource Type
PDF

TIP 60: Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services (PDF - 2.73 MB)

Assists clinicians and administrators in implementing behavioral healthcare using telehealth by offering key considerations and examples of using telehealth for behavioral health

Format
Guide
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Medical Providers
Organizational Leadership
Other Team Members
Practice Facilitators/Quality Improvement Coaches
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Treatment Needs Questionnaire (PDF - 137 KB)

Assesses patients' treatment needs and whether they would be good candidates for office-based opioid treatment.

Format
Instrument/Protocol
Audience
Medical Providers
Source
Brooklyn JR, Sigmon SC.
Year
Resource Type
PDF